As long as the average Joe Sixpack and Suzy Soccermom can get fastfood, hit the ATM 24/7, receive 500+ channels by satellite, and get public schools to babysit/raise their kids every day, etc. then things will pretty much continue to deteriorate. They are oblivious to the trap that is being sprung around them. I've seen these slaves trapped in the Matrix, living each day out completely unaware - I'm related to some of them. Hillary could be elected and they'd just shrug and go back to the NASCAR race or the Home Shopping Network - ignorance is bliss.
The Ruralites (the ones with most of the guns in this country) were about ready to revolt if Gore stole the election in 2000. Also, the Urbanites are so braindead most of them don't know which end to stick on the toilet most of the time